Greening Tinker: Safeguarding hazardous material

Tinker AFB produced approximately 12,500 barrels of hazardous wastes each of the past two years, records reflect.To no one's surprise, the bulk of that material, about 90 percent, was generated by the industrial processes necessary for aircraft maintenance, said James Dawson, Tinker's Hazardous

Greening Tinker: Sensing Change

Intramural football regular season winds down

Reserve Gold edged the Gym Rats, 21-19, Tuesday evening. A safety on the last play of the first half proved to be decisive, and an interception on the last play of the game sealed the victory.In other base flag football games Tuesday, SCW1 clobbered ACNS, 37-19; the Med Group put the Iron Men in

Tinker Exchange makes good health its business

Understanding that a large part of the military's focus is on a fit mind and body to ensure top performance, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service values the importance of wellness. To that end, the Exchange is feeding shoppers' minds with information. Healthy nutrition options, fitness programs,

Bowlers compete for base title

The 2012 Base Championship Tournament attracted 35 bowlers last Saturday to the Tinker Bowling Center.Eight women competed in the Ladies Division, while the Men's Division drew 27 contestants, according to Bowling Center General Manager Brett Moler.Winners in the Ladies Division were Kathleen

Flight Controllers defeat Gym Rats for b-ball title

In a title game marred by 30 fouls, including five technicals, the Flight Controllers #1 slipped past the Gym Rats, 43-39, Wednesday to capture their second base basketball championship in three years.The Rats led for the first 8½ minutes but trailed throughout the rest of the game. The Rats pulled

Rainwater runoff monitored for contaminants

Tinker AFB is in the watersheds of three creek systems, noted Wastewater Program Manager Brandt Fleharty: Crutcho, Soldier and Kuhlman creeks, all of which empty into the North Canadian River.Water samples are drawn each week at outfalls on each of those creeks and tested for any presence of oil and

Air, water quality a priority in Tinker's environmental plan

Ensuring that Tinker's 26,000 military personnel and civilian employees are provided with clean air to breathe and safe water to drink is of vital importance.Tinker gets most of its drinking water from 22 functional on-base wells, and supplements that with water purchases from Oklahoma City. Brandt

Wastewater treatment key in environmental stewardship

Tinker AFB has separate industrial and sanitary sewer systems, related Brandt Fleharty, Wastewater Program Manager for the Environmental Management Branch, Operations Section, 72nd ABW Civil Engineering Directorate.Approximately one-half to two-thirds of the wastewater produced daily in the 464

Environmental remediation and ongoing effort at Tinker

The Environmental Restoration Branch at Tinker is in the business of remediating "things we did 20, 30, 50 years ago," said Albert Aguilar, the branch chief. "It's not that we did anything illegal. It's just that we as a nation weren't as environmentally aware back then."For example, Tinker has six